Siddons was a second-team All-District 25-4A selection as a junior, but missed all of spring practice heading into his senior year with a shoulder injury.

Siddons appears to have a high ceiling as a player, but he has not played a lot of football since the end of his junior year.

Parting ways with Siddons will open up a scholarship, but it does take one of the higher rated players on UNT’s board out of the picture. ESPN has Siddons ranked as a three-star prospect and No. 69 on its list of the top tackle prospects in the country. Rivals and Scout are not as high on Siddons, but he seemed like a good prospect when he committed to UNT.

Baylor and UT-San Antonio were also showing interest.

Siddons’ concern now is that the combination of being off the market for a while as a UNT commit and sitting out due to a concussion could limit his prospects this late in the process.

Siddons seemed like a great guy both times I talked to him. He could have thrown UNT under the bus when I asked him about the situation and didn’t.